obedient
[adjective]
Synonyms: respectful, acquiescent, biddable, compliant, deferential, docile, dutiful, submissive, subservient, well-trained

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Antonyms: contumacious, disobedient
Contrasted words: insubordinate, rebellious, contrary, froward, perverse, wayward, willful, headstrong, intractable, recalcitrant, refractory, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly
Related Words: acquiescent, compliant, sheeplike, submissive, yielding, duteous, dutiful, loyal, law-abiding, obeisant, subservient

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o‧be‧di‧ent /əˈbiːdiənt/ adjective
[Word Family: verb: obey ≠ disobey; noun: obedience ≠ disobedience; adverb: obediently ≠ DISOBEDIENTLY; adjective: obedient ≠ disobedient]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin, present participle of oboedire; ⇒ obey]

1. always doing what you are told to do, or what the law, a rule etc says you must do Antonym : disobedient:
an obedient child
obedient to
citizens who are obedient to the law

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In everyday English, people usually say that a child is good rather than obedient:
The children were all very good.

2. your obedient servant old use a phrase used to end a very formal letter
—obediently adverb

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